ABSTRACT

First published in 1988. This title explores the phonology of Sekani, a northern Athabaskan language, within the framework of Lexical Phonology. After providing an overview of the language of Sekani and the theory of Lexical Phonology, the author goes on to explore various issues in the application of this theory. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

chapter One|16 pages

Sekani

chapter Two|56 pages

Lexical Phonology

chapter Three|124 pages

Level Ordering: The Verbal Prefixes

chapter Four|46 pages

Level Ordering: Nominals and Postpositions

chapter Five|36 pages

The Bracketing Erasure Convention

chapter Six|22 pages

Epenthesis

chapter Seven|32 pages

The Cycle